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Robbie

Since when did a guy that old wear Etnies? :O

About Me

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My Interests

I love music. I'm really into graphics and art as well but only as an admirer. I basically take interest in any creative talent that stands out.Other interests: Film, body popping, travel, comedy, playing football, badminton, basketball, swimming, walks, videogames, hillwalking, culture and all that shiznizzle.

I'd like to meet:

Guthrie Govan

Music:

I have ranged my interests and I like honestly almost any type of music! I will try to list as many of my favourites as i can. Album Leaf, ACDC, Boards of Canada, Jose Gonzalez, A Perfect Circle, Muse, Incubus, Low, Eva Cassidy, John Mayall, Elmore James, Frou Frou, Squarepusher, Django Reinhardt, Aphex twin, Clive Carroll, Coldplay, Steve Vai, Arcade Fire, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Guns and Roses, Robert Johnson, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Wauvenfold, The Cream, Eric Clapton, Jamiroquai, Damien Rice, Sash, Jega, Nobuo uematsu, System of a Down, PJ Harvey, Broken Social Scene, Salad, Sasha, Stellastarr*, Dom and Roland, Pendulum, Boards of Canada, Audioslave, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Jimi Hendrix, Sarah Khider, John Lennon, The Beatles, The Isley brothers, The Wanadies, Joe Satriani, Dire Straights, Led Zeppelin, John Mayer, Nirvana, Eva Cassidy, King Creosote, Hayseed Dixie, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Mike Stern, Nuno Bettencourt, Chemical Brothers, Bob Marley, Jeff Beck, Motorhead, Alice Cooper, The Prodigy, Aberfeldy, Leftfield, Snow Patrol, Brian May, Orbital, Onmi Trio, James Russell Hunley, Guthrie Govan, Danko Jones, Daft Punk, The Cranberries, Ace of Bass, Aquasky, Skunk Anansie. I am also inspired by a lot of musicians and teachers who i've seen in the past: Terry Small, Jim Hunter, Julie Fowlis, Finlay Napier, Beth Hunter, Rachel Walker, Andy Thorburn, Wendy Stewart, Phil Cunningham, Hugh Burns, 'Taj', Carol-Anne Mackay, and many more.

Movies:

Princess Mononoke, Shawshank Redemption, Donnie Darko, Leon, Amelie, American History X, Children of Men. Anything with Jim Carrey. Any action or comedy films. Some anime is also good.

Television:

Futurama is my favourite, closely followed by family guy, spongebob squarepants, and simpsons

Books:

Latest books: 'are you Dave Gorman?', 'Watch My Back'.

Heroes:

The late delta blues master Robert Johnson, and Martin Luther King are my heroes.Also a lot of the people on my friends list can be viewed as heroes in one way or another.

My Blog

How to improve the world

I randomly read a very short and simple true story once, which really appealed to me. Can't even remember where it was:->One day, years ago, I was waiting at a train station in Leeds. A man came up to...
Posted by Robbie on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:23:00 PST

Rob's Alternative Music Theory

Today i've decided to write down one of my experimental ways of looking at music . If you believe in the theory they teach in schools and unis then this is nice and different. If you don't know much t...
Posted by Robbie on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:08:00 PST

Guitar Tuition


Posted by Robbie on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 06:25:00 PST

My Music Theory (taken from my msn space)

Hi ppl. I'm writing this because one day I hope to become a pro guitar teacher. Though I'm nowhere near the right level yet.   Please read on if you want my advice on how to play music. :-S &nb...
Posted by Robbie on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:33:00 PST

Drawing

  Harhar I used to draw cars with coloured pencils as a young teen. This ones a peugeot 206. ...
Posted by Robbie on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 03:52:00 PST

More Quiz Results

You scored as Nice. Your nice. Please rate my quiz! Nice 81 Shy 69 Outgoing 56 Fun 44 Immature 31 Dramatic 19 mean 6what kind of person are you? ...
Posted by Robbie on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:58:00 PST

Quiz results

You scored as Rocker, Mosher. Your A Rocker!Rocker, Mosher55Goth35Skater30Prepy25Trendy10Chav, Townie, Rude Boy, Ned, Kev5Emo5What Group Are You? Chav, Rocker, Skater, Emo, Goth, Trendy, Prepy E.c.tcr...
Posted by Robbie on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:26:00 PST